لبنان تسلم رسائل إقليمية ودولية تؤكد على الاستقرار الداخلي
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وصلت رسائل الى جهات وقيادات لبنانية تؤكد أن لا إرادة دولية لزعزعة الاستقرار في لبنان، مشددة على ضرورة عدم التلاعب بالطائف وتوازن التركيبة الداخلية لأن من شأن ذلك تعقيد الأمور وإدخال البلاد في المجهول.
وأوضحت مصادر دبلوماسية عبر صحيفة "الأنباء" الكويتية اليوم الأحد أنه "إذا كانت مسألة التدويل في سوريا، أي الحماية الدولية، لاتزال قيد النقاش فإن الموقف العربي والدولي تجاه سيادة لبنان واستقراره مأخوذ سلفا وهذا ما ترمز اليه الديناميكية الإقليمية - الدولية الملحوظة باتجاه لبنان في الآونة الأخيرة".
وتعتقد هذه المصادر أنه "على الرغم من تصاعد الأحداث في سوريا وطغيان الحل الأمني على ما عداه من طروحات أخرى، فإن الساحة اللبنانية تبقى محكومة بتفاهم غير معلن بين مختلف القوى، يحرص على إبقاء الوضع ممسوكا أمنيا، وإن كان غير متماسك سياسيا".
وأشارت الى أن "معظم الخروق الأمنية التي حصلت في الآونة الأخيرة لا يمكن وضعها في خانة تدحرج الوضع الأمني نحو الانفلات، وخير دليل على هذا الانطباع هو استمرار المساعي الحثيثة لإبقاء الساحة اللبنانية بمنأى عما يحدث في سوريا".
وتشهد سوريا منذ أحد عشر شهرا حركة احتجاجية أسفرت عن سقوط 7600 قتيل على الأقل، كما يقول ناشطون.

it is obvious they want to keep the sectarian system, because if we remove the sectarian system then they might be afraid lebanon will turn into a more extreme country.

It's to appease the Saudi's. Stop being so narrow minded. It was decided at the Bilderberg Group Meeting held in Haifa, Israel this month (as we speak actually).

"Extreme" meaning democratic and fair. You know how "the West" (what else does "international community" mean? but what does "the West" mean?) feels about democracy and fairness. An outbreak of democracy and fairness in "the West" could wreck international stability, leading to something terrrible, I can't imagine what it might be.
Dear Lebanon,
This is your father, International Community, wishing you a happy birthday, and I hope you haven't forgotten who you are, who made you, and who can break you.
With love,
Your Father, International Community

the problem is not with ending the sectarian system. the problem is with ending the sectarian notion and hatred from the hearts of the people. berri would always bring up ending sectarian to scare the christians whenever they used to call for syrian withdrawal. plus berri has more powers as head of parliament than he ever would have as a president. further, it is much easier for berri and his wife randa and whoever he has married since then to take bribes from people for every little thing that needs to get done in their little kingdom. hence they have become millionaires!

other big issue is getting all the hizbullah followers and amal followers to begin to love their country first and their fellow lebanese first rather than they qoran and religious leaders first. short of loving their country first, then it means that all you have done is ended sectarianism on the political office level while the minorities will have to leave or be discriminated against. you cannot have the end of sectarianism when your streets are filled with pictures of religious leaders rather than the flag of your country!

It's Jumblat who wants the Taef abolished. Jumblat doesn't want the 2013 elections based on proportionality. Jumblat wants any new formula that might give him better representation, but he doesn't knwo that his time is over no matter what....

indeed, I'm a utterly disturbed when I pass by some neighbourhoods full of tags and flags relating to political (hence religious) factions. You never see this in other countries. Lebanon is hopeless...